Return of Gen Lawton Prompts Northern Luzon Campaign
Washington reports Gen Lawton has withdrawn from Laguna de Bay as Gen Otis plans a northern Luzon operation. Gen Schwan says the goal is to destroy insurgents, recon the territory, and broadcast the Philippine government’s policies while releasing prisoners. A San Fernando offensive may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lawton
Laguna de Bay
War Department
Schwan
Otis
Luzon
Philippine Commission
San Fernandino
McArthur
Lawton Expedition Returns From Manila
General Lawton's expedition arrived back in Manila on Monday morning under orders from Major General Otis. Lawton abandoned several towns and about 20 miles of territory along the lake that had been cleared of Filipino forces. Authorities believe a northern campaign may be planned and that Lawton and his troops are needed for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Lawton
Otis
Tawton
Edwards Railway Electric Light Company stockholders meet
The Edwards railway electric light company, capitalized at 1.5 million dollars, held a Sunday meeting at the Bates house to discuss business. They plan a new lamp manufacturing plant, likely in Cincinnati, after a lamp test on a G, C, & St. L. passenger engine with directors aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Railroad Electric Light Company
Bates House
Cincinnati
Sectional View of Edwards Headlight at Fairland
A sectional view shows Edwards headlight directing rays to Fairland. At one and a half miles from the light a newspaper can be read. The light is six candle power and can project a vertical pillar of fire visible for 20 miles, claimed to guard against collisions.
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Edwards
Fairland
Notable Deaths and Incidents Span Multiple Cities
A series of death notices and incidents including James Anderson of Pittsburg aged 105 and Robert Blissert aged 56 in New York. Creighton of New York fell 40 feet from an electric pole, instantaneous death. Ed Kump killed by Marshal Jake Reynolds in Jonesville Kentucky after drunken disorderly conduct. Reynolds surrendered. Rt Rev John A Watterson of Columbus Ohio died suddenly of rheumatism. A body found on the river bank near Cincinnati bears a pocket card with the name Ed Stanbury Saint Louis arenas. Additionally a local sale ad notes jewelry and silverware at Marey’s with low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
Pittsburg
Robert Blissert
New York
Wm. S. Pearson
San Francisco
Creighton
Ed Kump
Jake Reynolds
Jonesville
Reynolds
John .A.watterson
Columbus
Henry Watterson
Cincinnati
Ed Stanbury
St. Toutsain Arenas
Guarantee Life Insurance Faces Auditor Action and Possible Closure
The Guarantee Life Insurance Company offered to cease operations and transfer business to auditor approved firms after the state auditor planned to proceed over license irregularities. President Fred G. Warren noted concerns about some agents and said most applications were genuine. Jagob Slater of Indianapolis is named as a director in the reorganization, but he says he resigned and knows nothing of the firm’s affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Guarantee Life Insurance Company
State Auditor
Fred G. Warren
R. W. McBride
Warren
the Sun
Goshen
McBride
the Guarantee Life Insurance Company
Central Guarantee Company
Jagob Slater
Indianapolis
Browning in a Meridian Street church discussion
A Methodist ministerial meeting in Meridian Street church featured Rev. Stout presenting a paper on Browning as a poet. The debate included critique of the young preacher and a comparison by Rev. Quayle between Browning and Tennyson, praising Browning’s certainty and vigor.
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Meridian-st
Stout
Browning
Young Stout
Waulit
Tennyson
Quayle
Meridian-st. Church
Health board squads search for smallpox in northwest city
Two physicians of the Board of Health conducted a house to house check for smallpox in the northwest section where several cases were suspected. They found Williams a colored man recently recovering from the disease and tented him at 353 West Eleventh Street. City sanitarian Clark announced plans Monday to prosecute nonreporting contagious diseases with possible workhouse penalties.
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Board of Health
Wagner
Williams
Eleventh St
Sanitarian Clark
Grabbing the Coin Case at Police Court
Albert Hooker went from the police court to the workhouse for stealing five dollars from Charles Daniel at 1256 Makkeppesst. Daniel lent a coin was mistaken as a gold piece. Hooker grabbed it and replaced it with a penny. He drew three and sixty?
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Albert Hooker
Charles Daniel
Daniel
Hooker
Six Recruits Enlisted by Captain Black
Six recruits were enrolled on Monday morning at Capt. Black's place. Named are William W. Winton Anderson Don C. Tipton Coal Creek Charles H. Boyd Rockville Frank J. Singleton Philip Smith and Clem Shobe of Indianapolis Shobe is colored and will be sent to Fort Russell Wyoming to the Twenty fourth Infantry The others go to Jefferson Barracks Missouri
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Black
William W. Winton
Anderson
Don C. Tipton
Coal Creek
Charles H. Boyd
Rockville
Frank J. Singleton
Philip Smith
Clem Shobe
Indianapolis
Shobe
Fort Russell
Wyo
Twentyfourth Infantry
Jefferson Barracks
City Water Main Conflict Delays Pipeline Work
City officials accuse the water company of failing to install stated mains while the firm counters that Engineer Jeup has not provided the specific streets to be improved. Jeup explains he does not know which streets are slated for work.
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Jeup
Berlin Kaiser reviews new cathedral plans
In Berlin the Kaiser inspected the cathedral on Sunday and signaled final touches while approving the plans and designs of the edifice. In Madrid the government claimed a tight majority in parliamentary elections announced for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Madrid
Vegetables Price Surge Echoes Postwar Trade Woes
The piece traces February to May price shocks in southern markets caused by Jack Jost’s reach into Florida and Louisiana. It notes tomatoes at ten dollars a bushel, cabbage at eighty to ninety dollars a ton, and scarce new potatoes until May. Kale substitutes high prices. beans and peas lag. strawberries expected from Tennessee by May 1 with bright crop prospects. Lettuce and onions fetch record highs as home markets compete.
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Jack Jost
South
Florida
Louisiana
Bates House
J. L. Keach
Tennessee
Novel funeral fete honors will of Pike County Bill Hayes
In White Oak Indiana a two year delayed burial was carried out as dictated by the will of the eccentric Pierce Hayes. The body of William Hayes named Pike County Bill Hayes was interred in a park vault with red white and blue ribbons on trees five dancing platforms two brass bands and a feast for attendees including cattle sheep hogs and chickens. Beer kegs circulated as 2000 guests witnessed the full execution of the testament and Pierce Hayes faced disinheritance for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Ind
White Oak
Here
Wm. Hayes
Tie
Pike County
Bill Hayes
Pierce Hayes
State Auditor Probes Jay Building and Loan Group
State auditor W H Hart will investigate a building and loan association operating in Jay and other counties. The firm is said to be insolvent with numerous complaints filed. The auditor targets building and loan firms and insurance companies and is preparing to prod.
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W.H. Hart
Jay
Bribery Attempt Ties Hancock County Probe to Fees
In Greenfield Indiana on April 17 ex Commissioners William Thomas and Ben F Wilson were arrested on unlawful allowances charges and ex Sheriff Speagal for failing to report fees. A grand jury heard hush money offer of 50 dollars and 40 warrants have been issued as officials face possible indictments.
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Greenfield
Ind
Wiggins
Robert Mason
Mason & Jackson
Jackson
James F. Reed
R. A. Black
Mexico Orders $2600 Remington Rifles
New York, April 14. The Mexican government placed an order for 2600 Remington rifles, the largest foreign purchase in the U.S. in 25 years. The use of non Magazine arms by Mexico surprised finance men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mexico
C. H. and D. Sale Dented Denial From President
Monday morning President Woodward of the C. H. and D. wired District passenger Stagler denying the rumor of a sale to the Big Four. He calls the report a malicious falsehood with not a grain of truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Stagler
Gaiv Attorney General to be Summoned Over Trusts
The industrial commission will summon Frank B. Monnett the Georgia attorney general to question him about trusts with focus on the Standard Oil Company. Agents are alleged to have offered bribes to the Ohio official amid the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
Monnett
Washington
The
Industrial Commission
Frank B. Monnett
Gaiv
Standard Ofl Company
Ohio
Geologist Blatchley Returns Home Improved
W S Blatchley a state geologist has come back from Florida after a few weeks away. He is improved but not fully recovered. Doctors attribute his ailment to overwork and describe recent back of head pains as part of the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blatchley
W. S. Blatchley
Florida
Duncan to answer in police court on child stealing charge
John Duncan faces a police court hearing on a charge of child stealing. He allegedly abducted his niece Mary Cole's child some time ago and later returned the youngster. The woman involved was once Duncan's housekeeper.
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John
Duncan
Mary Cole
Indiana Governor Bars Armed Labor Import Amid Glass Strike
Gov Mount rejects bringing armed workers into Indiana and says he will arrest anyone who disarms and disrupts operations. He met with Alexandria Plate Glass president Kann after Kann demanded workers renounce unions. A settlement plan is prepared with attorney general approval, while Kann departs to Pittsburg for talks and labor commissioner McCormack travels to Noblesville and Alexandria.
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Gov. Mount
Indiana
Kann
Alexandria Plate Glass Company
THE
SUN
Pana
Plate Glass Company
the Sun
Pittsburg
McCormack
Noblesville
Alexandria
Cme
Pension Office to Move Upward in Majestic Building
The United States pension agency will relocate from the Union block on West Maryland Street to the third floor of the Majestic building by June 30. The 15-room suite will provide improved lighting and fire protection, with no relocation cost to the government, courtesy of the Majestic's owners and the Indianapolis gas company syndicate.
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United States Pension Agency
Union Block
Maryland St
Majestic Building
Pension Bureau
Indianapolis
Washington
J. D. Leighty
H. Clay Fyans
Majestic
Indianapolis Gas Company Syndicate
Pennsylvania and
Maryland Sts
Nicholas Ensley
Lorraine
Post Office
Voorhees Defends New Jersey Trust Law
Gov. Foster M. Voorhees of New Jersey in Washington defends liberal corporate treatment. He says Pingree’s criticism is politically tactical and notes high license fees will yield about 1.609 million dollars this year. He rejects calls to label modern combinations as trusts and argues they aim to cut production costs rather than raise prices.
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Washington
Foster M. Voorhees
New Jersey
Pingree
Michigan
Brother
Voorhees
Standard Oil and
Sugar Trusts
Pulic
Old man’s age voids life policy in suit
Ixate M. Reiley of West Auburn Pa sues Old Wayne Mutual Life Assn of Indianapolis for 2000 alleging unpaid on Patrick Fitzpatrick’s life. Secretary Gilmore says the insured reported age as 60. he was actually 77 at application, making the policy void by law.
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Ixate M. Reiley
West Auburn
Old Wayne Mutual Life Association of
Indianapolis
Patrick Fitzpatrick
Gilmore
Heiress in Grief Claimed Heir to $3 Million
New York dispatch reports Mrs. Adam B. Lysles, whose body was found in Spuyten DViel creek, believed to have come to marry. Her fiancé Charles Brown died, she claimed, leaving her an heir to a $3,000,000 estate. Columbus confirms Brown’s death and Lysles’ grief driven tragedy.
Moody says Filipinos would kill off each other like Kilkenny cats
New Haven report of April 17 quotes evangelist Dwight L. Moody in a Sunday interview urging support for McKinley’s expansion policy. He warns against allowing natives to form their own government, calling it a Kilkenny cats scenario where they would kill each other.
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Moody
New Haven
Conn
Dwicht L. Moody
McKinley
Fort Pierre under water and fiery blast in Cleveland
Wires report Fort Pierre flooded and a million-dollar Cleveland fire injuring ten people. Glass prices rise. a Topeka wedding party incident ends with a fatal shooting. a New York man fatally wounds a woman after rejection and escapes.
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Fort Pierre
8. D
Cleveland
Geo. Markley
Topeka
Kas
Court Finds Canned Roast Beef Unpalatable in Army Rations
Washington dispatch reports a military inquiry into Gen. Miles findings. The court deems canned roast beef unpalatable and the refrigerated beef not chemically treated. It concedes the spoilage due to lack of facilities or neglect in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Miles' claims on canned beef are lightly sustained. refrigerated beef is rejected.
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New York
Washington
The
Journal
Court of Inquiry
Gen
Miles
Gen. Miles
Cuba
Porto Rico
Acts of 1899 printed and bound for state house
The first printed volumes of the 1899 legislature were delivered at the state house. The 70 page acts constitute the largest general assembly volume yet. Printing continues through April with county receipts and governor proclamation pending. Wets are out earlier than usual.
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State House
General Assembly
W. L. Burford
Tired of dodging the law Henry West surrenders in Louisville
Henry V West enters Supt Quigley’s office to surrender after evading authorities for some time He claims former work in the Louisville Courier Journal encyclopedia department and says no indictment for embezzlement or grand larceny was filed He was released on bond after the case was set for Jana and has been in Cincinnati and Indianapolis seeking stability and employment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry V. West
Louisville
Supt. Quigley
Encyclopedia Department
Louisville Courier-Journal
Jana
Cincinnati
Indianapol
Louiseville
Quigley
Reappointed Park Policeman O'Connor Arrests Fisherman
Timothy O'Connor, previously a cemetery custodian involved in a fatal incident, has been reassigned as a Riverside Park officer. He arrested Louis M. Smith after finding him fishing near Noblesville, but prosecutors did not file a warrant and Smith was discharged as the location was largely rural.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy O'Connor
Greenlawn
Riverside Park
Louis M. Smith
Noblesville
O'Connor
Just Like a Texan Began Peppering His Shoe Shop
Isaac McCurdy entered a Shepard and Howard street shoe shop Sunday evening and began shooting with a revolver. Patrons fled through doors and windows as police arrived. McCurdy, who claimed the revolver was hidden, was fined $1 in police court for shooting within limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganix
Isaac McCurdy
Shepard and
Howard Sts
Bernaueit
Stoddard
McCurdy
Revalker
Weather forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity calls for a warming period with fair skies through the 36 hours ending 8 p m April 1. Monday night should be fair with showers possible, followed by cooler afternoon. Temperatures recorded 7 am 46, noon 61, 2 pm not specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Incorporation Filed By Bowser Company In City
The 8 F Bowser Company of FG filed articles of incorporation with the state house. Capital stock details include seventy seven dollars and seven cents. The filing lists health hats in the city as part of the context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. F. Bowser & Co
State House
Apiteal
le Sillcanning Capital
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Gen. Lawton
Ony
Grand
Jack Frost
Hancock County
Gov
Antonio Lero
Angela Guisseppe
Henry Romann
Chicago
John Sheepfie
Oshkosh
Wis
Daughters of the American Revolution
Reubena
Hye Walworth
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